2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record9–23 (0–18 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bennie Seltzer
  • Logan Baumann
  • Terrence Commodore
Home arenaFord Center
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 4   .778 25 6   .806
Loyola Chicago 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Indiana State 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
Bradley 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Missouri State 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Valparaiso 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
Drake 8 10   .444 20 14   .588
Illinois State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Evansville 0 18   .000 9 23   .281
2020 MVC tournament winner

The 2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces played their home games at the Ford Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the season 9–23, 0–18 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the MVC tournament to Valparaiso.

They were coached by Walter McCarty until he was placed on administrative leave on December 27 for alleged Title IX violations and ultimately fired on January 21. Assistant coach Bennie Seltzer acted as interim coach until Todd Lickliter was hired as the new head coach.